Recognised as Colour
#B89EA1
- #B89EA1
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Rosy brown
#B89EA1 is a red with RGB values 184, 158, 161 and HSL 353°, 15%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.
Colour values
#B89EA1#B89EA1
HEX#B89EA1
RGBrgb(184, 158, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.7216, 0.6196, 0.6314
RGB percentages72.2%, 62%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(353.1, 15.5%, 67.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(353.1, 14.1%, 72.2%)
CMYK0%, 14.1%, 12.5%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,099,233
CSS custom property--colour: #B89EA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.37217WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness166.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.44:1
Contrast with white2.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A4A4A4
Inverted#47615E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.44:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9EB8B5
Analogous#B89EAE, #B8A89E
Triadic#A1B89E, #9EA1B8
Split complementary#9EB8A8, #9EAEB8
Tetradic#AEB89E, #9EB8B5, #A89EB8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R184
G158
B161
Red184 (72.2%)
Green158 (62%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue353.08°
Saturation (HSL)15.48%
Lightness67.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR B8 · G 9E · B A1
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